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Old 02-22-2009, 07:46 PM   #1
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Freshwater Morays


Anyone have any experience with these? Are they really fw or more brackish?
How large can they get ?

My LFS has been carrying them for a year or so and I'm getting interested.
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Old 02-22-2009, 07:51 PM   #2
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All I know is heresay. I hear they are very sensitive but are tru FW. THey need a large footprint tank just like sw rays and sharks and very soft substrate.
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The first ones I saw were all less than 8" or so. The newest arrivals are all over a foot and more closely resemble the typical marine morays. They're not a very colorful fish but I'm thinking of trying a few.

Any info on ph levels ?
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hope this works. I had suspected they were amazon origin (most SW stuff that adapts to FW seems to be there) so acidic soft water is likely the way to go.
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Old 02-24-2009, 07:37 PM   #6
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hope this works. I had suspected they were amazon origin (most SW stuff that adapts to FW seems to be there) so acidic soft water is likely the way to go.
Dude, I'm talking about Moray Eels , not (sting) Rays. lol
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Poisonous to eat or be bitten by ?
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Dude, I'm talking about Moray Eels , not (sting) Rays. lol
LOL, I spaced it there!
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Species name: Echidna rhodochilus

Common Names:Freshwater Morayeel

Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels)

Order: Anguilliformes (eels and morays)

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Max. size: 34 cm / 13 inches

Environment: brackishwater, enters freshwater

Origin: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines

Temperament: Non aggressive, consider smaller fish as food
Company: Non aggresive fishes thats to large to be eaten.

Water parameters: brackishwater, sligtly alkaline. temperature 75-82° F.

aquarium setup: These fiches are easily stressed if not the right environment is provided. the most important part of creating this environment is to creata alot of hidingplaces for the eel.(See link for more information) Apart from that, know special demands.

Feeding: feeder fish and frozen shrimp, fish (may need to be trained to accept dead food)

Breeding: unknown


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Those actually look like the eels we used to catch back in indiana.... but those were not brackish an lived in the muddist pee stream in the valley
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